airless

[ air-lis ]

adjective

1. lacking air.
2. that is without fresh air; stuffy:

   a dark, airless hallway.

3. that is without a breeze; still:

   an airless July day.

airless

/ ˈɛəlɪs /

adjective

1. lacking fresh air; stuffy or sultry
2. devoid of air

Derived Forms

• ˈairlessness, noun

Other Words From

• airless·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of airless¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; air ¹ + -less

Example Sentences

A glittering spectacle of British pomp and majesty it may be, but the clothes are rather tight, and the room is somewhat airless.

From The Daily Beast

This dispassionate examination of youthful passion is encased in a rather airless narrative structure.

From The Daily Beast

Olowu had gotten tired of the Fashion Week slog of runway shows and models posing statically in airless rooms.

From The Daily Beast

By stopping and stewing in a perfectly airless state-room 292 I seem to have got rid of the pleurisy.

From Project Gutenberg

No vegetables except moss and toadstool-like productions could exist in that airless and pestiferous region.

From Project Gutenberg

The night was hot and airless, and we sat out on the verandah, and talked of many things.

From Project Gutenberg

The day that was soon to melt into evening had been sultry, the class-rooms airless, their tasks fatiguing.

From Project Gutenberg

In the airless, bow-windowed room, upon the untidy sofa where he had left her, his wife was lying dead.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• stifling
• stuffy